Nelson High School

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Nelson High School of Burlington, Ontario, Canada is located in Burlington's Longmoor area and serves approximately 1200 students between grades 9 and 12 in the Halton District School Board. It was established in 1957 at the intersection of New Street and Belvenia Avenue. It was named after Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, a British admiral who defeated Napoleon's navy at the Battle of Trafalgar on October 21, 1805. The school celebrated the 200th year since Nelson's victory in 2005 with colourful events and staff dressed as characters from the day. A cubist mural of Nelson's ship, the HMS Victory, painted by local artist Robert Bateman, hangs above a staircase in the school's Canada Foyer. Although the school had been the last non-semestered school in the Halton region, Nelson has changed to the semestered system as of September 2006. This is in part to prevent students from leaving Nelson to attend a semestered high school.

1 Athletics
2 The Arts
3 Other Clubs
4 Notable Alumni

[edit] Athletics

Pole Dancing
Soccer
Softball
Track & Field
Volleyball
Rugby
Football
Girls Hockey
Boys Hockey
Swimming
Badminton
Ping Pong
Dance Team

[edit] The Arts

Concert Band
Charisma (jazz choir)
Youth Band (grade nine band)
Flute Quartet
Jazzworks (jazz band)
Piccolo Trio
Sound Atttitude (concert choir)

[edit] Other Clubs

Science Olympics
Roxanne Magazine - School Endorsed Student Run Magazine
S.A.A. (Student Athletics Association)
Reach For The Top
Environment Club
Dance Comittee
Biology Club
Student Council

(Not all clubs are represented above)